Well, since we had stupid wind, temperatures in the 40's, and now rain, I didn't get a whole lot of time to ride of late. Not out in the country, at any rate. So, how about a Tree In The Road Ride update instead?
I guess it doesn't really matter what you think, because you are getting it anyway! Ha! In case you were not aware of what this is, please head back to this post and read about the details there. (Follow links back to previous posts there.)
I don't have a whole lot different to share, but there are two bits of information here which should get you squared away for this event coming up in about a month from now. The first is the route, which I think is pretty much going to be what Sarah Cooper gave me which is based off of Rob Evans original route design. The Ride With GPS files and route can bee seen by clicking This Link. Put that into your device for route finding. There will be no cue sheets handed out so if you'd rather navigate old school you'll have to draw up your own.
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| The Fargo Gen I version 2025 or.... |
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| ...or the Gryphon Mk3? |
The next thing I wanted to share is that we (N.Y. Roll and I) are planning on hanging out a bit post ride, but we have decided to roll back to Waterloo Saturday evening now. We thought staying two nights is a bit much, and I have to play at church on Sunday. So we just wanted to put that out there in case anyone had designs on having breakfast with us on Sunday morning.
Now I am on to bicycle choice, and I've whittled it down to two rigs. The Gen I Fargo and the Singular Gryphon Mk3. I am looking at these bikes from the standpoint of comfort, stability, and both have triple crank sets, which I probably will need. I'm guessing I'll not have had any hill training going into this ride, given how my schedule and the weather have lined up over the past several weeks. And it doesn't look promising for the few weeks I have ahead of this ride.
I guess I'll just have to 'embrace the suck'. Ha!
6 comments:
Heads up. I'm not sure the route you linked to is the right one... The one you linked to is more than 70% pavement.
I hope you ride your Gryphon, as I haven't seen that bike in person yet.
@MG - Probably due to most of the second part of the ride being on bike path. Additionally, RWGPS isn't always 100% correct with their road surface type if riders don't correct it. So, this doesn't surprise me. The State DOT maps do a much better job of letting you know surface types than RWGPS does and I looked at these maps before deciding on the route. That said, a big portion will be that paved, (but cobby and rough) bike path near the end.
@MG - The Gryphon has an amazing ride quality on loose gravel, so don't be surprised if I show up on it.
Yup… That makes sense. Sorry for my confusion, but thanks for putting me on the right 'path'. ;-)
Interestingly enough, when we rode it I was on my Fargo and thought it was a great choice for the route.
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